Smartphones
VZW Announces Xperia Play Availability
May 17, 2011 8:22 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless customers will soon be getting their gaming fix with the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play...
Boost Gets New Phones from Motorola
May 13, 2011 8:18 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsPrepaid carrier Boost Mobile today launched three new iDEN phones from Motorola...
Review: For Smartphones, What's Too Big or Small?
May 13, 2011 8:06 am | by Rachel Metz, AP Technology Writer | Articles | CommentsWith scores of smartphones available, one obvious way for them to stand out is with size. Two new phones take that to extremes...
Regarding RIM: Company at a Crossroads
May 11, 2011 8:12 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsIt used to be that smartphone users were either a BlackBerry devotee or an iOS idolater. Then along came a bevy of new Android-based smartphones...
Report: Apple, Samsung, HTC Drive Smartphone Market
May 6, 2011 8:09 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe worldwide smartphone market grew 79.7 percent year over year in the first quarter of 2011, with Apple closing in on Nokia and Samsung growing...
AT & T Announces Samsung Infuse 4G Availability
May 6, 2011 8:06 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAT&T today rolled out its fastest HSPA+ smartphone yet, the Samsung Infuse 4G.
AT & T Debuts webOS HP Veer
May 5, 2011 8:10 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAT&T announced something of a webOS revival yesterday with the launch of the HP Veer 4G...
Sprint Unveils Pair of Business-Savvy Androids
May 5, 2011 8:07 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsSprint today unveiled two new Android smartphones from Motorola that will arrive in 2011.
BYOD: The Perils to Productivity
May 4, 2011 12:16 pm | by John Herrema, Good Technology | Articles | CommentsThe mobility revolution – now being cemented with the rise of the tablet – has dramatically increased employee productivity. It has also caused a massive headache for corporate IT departments.
Bin Laden News Exemplifies New Paradigm
May 3, 2011 8:38 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAs smartphone adoption continues to rise, real-time crowd-sourced reporting via websites like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, as well as text messaging, generate the kinds of data traffic that carrier execs see as a double-edged sword.
RIM Answers Stock Drop with Bevy of Announcements
May 2, 2011 8:10 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsResearch In Motion (RIM) today unveiled a couple of new BlackBerry devices, a new iteration of BlackBerry OS (BlackBerry 7 OS) and a couple of important new app additions to the BlackBerry Playbook.
HTC Reports Profit Jump
April 29, 2011 8:38 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsTaiwan's top smartphone maker HTC said Friday its first-quarter earnings nearly tripled...
Verizon Announces Availability of HTC Incredible 2
April 26, 2011 8:11 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsVerizon Wireless and HTC today announced pricing and availability for the HTC Incredible 2, a new Android smartphone...
Sprint Sets May 8 Date for Nexus S 4G
April 26, 2011 8:09 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsGoogle's Nexus S now has a successor in the Nexus S 4G from Google, which goes on say May 8 at all Sprint stores and online.
Emirati Telecom: BlackBerry Limits Next Week
April 25, 2011 8:03 am | by Adam Schreck, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsEmirati authorities seeking greater control over smartphone data are pushing ahead with plans to impose tighter restrictions on the most tough-to-monitor BlackBerry service...
Review: Dual-Screen Kyocera Smartphone Needs Work
April 22, 2011 8:04 am | by Rachel Metz, AP Technology Writer | Articles | CommentsFrom emailing to Web surfing to taking photos, a smartphone can be a multitasker's best friend — unless all the tasks are making the screen feel too small.
Kyocera Echo Features Jibe App
April 18, 2011 8:35 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsThe phone, which made its debut in Sprint retail channels yesterday, is the first Android smartphone to sport two touch screens held together with a pivot hinge.
U.S. Cellular Launches Prepaid Smartphones
April 15, 2011 8:14 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsU.S. Cellular yesterday announced its first prepaid smartphones, the LG Optimus U and LG Apex...
AT & T Gets Prepaid Smartphone, the LG Thrive
April 13, 2011 8:16 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAT&T made a major move into the prepaid space yesterday when it announced it would begin selling the Android-based LG Thrive to its GoPhone customers.
Report: Android to Capitalize on Emerging Markets
April 7, 2011 8:02 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsAndroid will continue to pick up global smartphone market share in 2011 and beyond, likely in emerging markets, according to numbers released today by Gartner.
Federal Grand Jury Probes Smartphone Apps, says Pandora
April 5, 2011 8:11 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsA federal grand jury has launched a probe into how popular smartphone apps share information, according to a SEC document filed Monday by Internet radio service Pandora.
Motricity Platform Aims to Change Content Discovery
April 5, 2011 8:07 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe world of digital content is increasingly a crowded one, where those who pay for placement get the most eyes, as well as the most buys.
Recommendation: Check Out the 3D Gadgets
March 28, 2011 8:28 am | by Andrew Berg | Articles | CommentsThe 3D smartphones go on display at CTIA Wireless 2011.
Girl Scout Cookies Go High-Tech: Smartphone Sales
March 28, 2011 8:03 am | by Meghan Barr, Associated Press | News | CommentsWith a polite smile, one of the girls pulled out a smartphone and inquired: "Would you like to pay with a credit card?"
Flood of royal wedding smartphone apps hits market
March 24, 2011 7:25 am | by Sylvia Hui, Associated Press | News | CommentsLONDON (AP) — Not feeling the royal wedding spirit yet? It may be time to download a countdown clock to your smartphone.
